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Table 1 Patient Characteristics and Hospital Outcomes (N = 4783)

From: Geriatrics-focused indicators predict mortality more than age in older adults hospitalized with COVID-19

Patient Characteristics and Hospital Outcomes

M (SD) or n (%)

Age

77.4 (8.4) (range 65-107)

Sex

 Male

2673 (55.9)

 Female

2110 (44.1)

Race

 Black

971 (20.3)

 Asian

388 (8.1)

 White

2267 (47.4)

 Other

971 (20.3)

 Not available

186 (3.9)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic/Latino

716 (15.0)

 Not Hispanic/Not Latino

4067 (85.0)

Insurance

 Medicaid/Uninsured

308 (6.4)

 Medicare/Private Insurance

4475 (93.6)

Comorbidities

 Diabetes Mellitus

1749 (36.6)

 Hypertension

2924 (61.1)

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

415 (8.7)

 Interstitial Lung Disease

265 (5.5)

 Asthma

239 (5.0)

 Cancer

419 (8.8)

 Coronary Artery Disease

261 (5.5)

 Atrial Fibrillation

713 (14.9)

 Chronic Kidney Disease

787 (16.5)

 Dementia

629 (13.2)

Body Mass Index

 Underweight (below 18.5)

104 (2.2)

 Normal (18.5 to 24.9)

1016 (21.1)

 Overweight (25 to 29.9)

1242 (26.0)

 Obese (30 or above)

983 (20.6)

 Missing

1438 (30.1)

Comorbidity Index*a

3.4 (SD 2.9) (range 0-20)

Residence Prior to Admission

 Home

3769 (78.8)

 Facility

1014 (21.2)

Advance Directives

 Early DNRb (within 24 h of admission)

279 (5.8)

Severity of Acute Illness

 Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS)

3.7 (2.0)

 Oxygen Therapy on Arrival

  None

980 (20.5)

  Nasal Cannula

3133 (65.5)

  Nonrebreather

453 (9.5)

  Mechanical Ventilation

217 (4.5)

Hospital Outcomes

 Length of Stay (days)

9.9 (9.5)

 Median (days)

7

 Hospital Mortality

1738 (36.3)

 Discharge Disposition

  Home

2011 (42.1)

  Facility

1034 (21.6)

  Expired

1738 (36.3)

 30-Day readmission

325 (6.8)

  1. *a = excluding age component
  2. b DNR Do Not Resuscitate